975  
FZUS53 KLOT 251525  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
925 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
WAVES ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH  
IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES, ALONG WITH THE  
AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES WHICH WILL  
OCCASIONALLY BE ENCOUNTERED.  
 
LMZ740-741-252230-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
925 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST BY  
EARLY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8  
FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY  
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ742-252230-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
925 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING EAST BY  
EARLY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO  
6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ743>745-252230-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
925 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING EAST THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3  
FT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT BECOMING NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
KJB  
 
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